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A map costs five yuan, which is definitely expensive in terms of cost, but since this resource is not something that ordinary people can obtain, it can't be considered expensive.
Jiang Hai stopped asking about the map and noticed that it was covered with markings.
These markings are probably only understandable to Ye Beiping.
Squares, triangles, rectangles, all sorts of shapes.
"Beiping, what's the purpose of this marked thing?"
Ye Beiping glanced at it, but didn't explain further. Instead, he pointed to the small red dots marked according to the notes Jiang Hai had brought back and said, "These are the shops that Sister Zhou chose for us. Take a look at which ones are useful."
Just kidding, the different markings represent different periods of development in Hangzhou, he wouldn't just say that out loud.
To put it bluntly, all of this is money.
If this gets leaked, I'll probably be invited in for questioning.
Even the Hangzhou municipal government was unaware that these areas were to be developed, because it involved matters decades into the future.
Jiang Hai was also distracted by Ye Beiping, who changed the subject. Now was not the time to focus on the strange shapes and oddities, but on the chain stores.
After looking at all the places marked with red dots, his face was almost contorted with worry: "This... I'm not familiar with Hangzhou either, and... I don't understand these chain stores, so you should make the decision."
Just then, Su Xinyi walked over.
I was slightly surprised when I saw the map of Hangzhou, but I didn't ask any further questions.
Because Ye Beiping would take out this picture and look at it for one or two hours at a time when he had nothing to do at night.
When Ye Beiping saw Su Xinyi approaching, he casually tapped a red dot with his finger.
“Honey, you’re a true Hangzhou local. Take a look at these little red dots. They’re the shop locations that Sister Zhou found for us. Are there any problems?”
Su Xinyi, who had approached in response, began to look at it carefully.
Within minutes, she pointed to several places and said, "These are the staff living areas, and... they're all old houses, right?"
It must be said that Su Xinyi has a fairly good understanding of Hangzhou.
Ye Beiping only knew about Hangzhou in his previous life; he was completely clueless about Hangzhou in the 1970s and 80s.
But he also knew about the staff quarters and the old houses.
Because in the decades of reform and change in Hangzhou, many of these employee areas have not been demolished and people still live in these old and dilapidated houses.
Perhaps it's because of the high population density, which leads to higher demolition costs. In any case, developers tend to avoid these areas as time goes on.
“Beiping, Xinyi is right. Sister Zhou said back then that these places have a high population density, so opening a shop is a good choice.” Jiang Hai nodded repeatedly and gave Su Xinyi a thumbs up.
I didn't expect to know the situation just by looking at one picture.
Ye Beiping shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with these places.
"What's wrong?" Su Xinyi and Jiang Hai asked in confusion.
After tapping on the map a few times, Ye Beiping pursed his lips and said, "It's true that these places have a high population density, but there's one thing we can't get rid of: they don't have much disposable income, which is what we call poverty."
“Even if we sell a pair of leather shoes for 20 yuan, for some people, their monthly income may only be 30 yuan. So, buying a pair of leather shoes would take up more than half a month's salary for them, and it would be a problem for their family to eat. Why would they buy our leather shoes?”
"This..." Jiang Hai was stunned for a moment, realizing that Ye Beiping was right.
Su Xinyi agreed, saying, "Yes, these areas are generally poor; the truly wealthy areas are the newly developed ones."
As she spoke, she took the pen from Ye Beiping's hand and sketched the names of several neighborhoods on the map.
“These communities were built later and are generally resettlement areas for newly formed families.”
The newly formed families she mentioned are mostly young people, unlike the older workers' communities which are mostly elderly. These elderly people are frugal all their lives and would never even think about buying leather shoes or anything like that.
On the contrary, these young people, regardless of gender, always want a pair of leather shoes to show off during holidays.
After looking at these places, Ye Beiping's lips curled up and he kept nodding.
“I know these places; I’ve heard people mention them before.”
I heard from others that these places are actually the last places in Hangzhou that haven't been demolished.
Seeing this, Jiang Hai said, "Then I'll go see Sister Zhou again tomorrow."
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